STORM IN THE GULF ! Batten Down The Hatches

Satellite Photo, 6:30 PM CDST
Houston KHOU HURRICANE CENTRAL
http://www.khou.com/weather/hurricanecentral/
GOES IR Gulf Java Applet Loop
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/HURRLOOPS/gulfir.html
GOES WV Gulf Java Applet Loop
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/HURRLOOPS/huwvloop.html
National Hurricane Center, http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

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While this storm probably doesn't have the time to become a full blown hurricane, do take precautions. If it's only a great big thunderstorm, then call it a dress rehearsal. The season is young yet, and the Gulf will only get warmer.

***** Be sure to back up your computer hard drive, and files you wouldn't want to lose, like photo albums, music, logons & passwords, favorite sites. If you have to evacuate you will want a way to take your backups with you.
If you can, put everything on an external hard drive. Of course there are also blank CD's and DVD's that will store gigabytes.
If you have to, take the hard drive out to take it with you.